Author: wythenshawe

Dreams and disappointments regarding nursing: Student nurses’ reasons for attrition and retention. A qualitative study design. (Nurse Education Today, 2017, Vol. 54, p. 28-36)

In the Netherlands, hundreds of students register annually for a nursing programme, but not all of these students manage to complete their training. The main aim of this study was to examine which factors affect student nurses’ decision to leave or complete their programme. Student nurses started their studies with many dreams, such as caring for people and having the opportunity to deliver excellent nursing care. When their expectations were not met, their dreams became disappointments which caused them to consider stopping and even to leave (attrition). The role of lecturers and mentors seems invaluable in protecting and guiding students through their programme and placements. Optimal cooperation between lecturers and mentors is of paramount importance to retain student nurses in their training programmes.

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Image and message: Recruiting the right nurses for the profession. A qualitative study. (Nurse Education Today, 2017, vol. 55, p. 77-81 )

The aim of this study was to identify the key word(s) or phrases; and key image(s) new to nursing professionals would recommend using in a recruitment poster to encourage school leavers to study nursing or midwifery. The top-three messages these new to the profession registered nurses would use to recruit high-school leavers to the profession were ‘opportunity’, ‘rewarding’ and ‘travel’. The three core images identified were those depicting ‘care’, ‘opportunity’ and ‘task, technical, technology and role’.
Nurse educators must become media savvy and media trained; and twitterers telling stories, sharing examples of exemplary practice, education and research; and promoting the achievements of the nursing workforce.

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Exploring the Influence of Nurse Work Environment and Patient Safety Culture on Attitudes Toward Incident Reporting. (J Nurs Adm, 2017, Aug. Epub)

The aim of this study was to explore the influence of nurse work environments and patient safety culture on attitudes toward incident reporting. A cross-sectional survey design was used. The structured questionnaire was administered to 191 nurses working at a tertiary university hospital in South Korea. Results showed nurses’ perception of work environment and patient safety culture were positively correlated with attitudes toward incident reporting. A regression model with clinical career, work area and nurse work environment, and patient safety culture against attitudes toward incident reporting was statistically significant.

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Nurses’ response to parents’ ‘speaking-up’ efforts to ensure their hospitalized child’s safety: an attribution theory perspective (Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2017, 73(9) p. 2118-2128)

The aim of this article is to understand how attribution processes (control and stability), which the nurse attributes to parental involvement in maintaining child safety, determine the nurse’s response to a safety alert.

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Feeling safe and motivated to achieve better health: Experiences with a partnership-based nursing practice programme for in-home patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2017, 26(17/18) p. 2755-2764)

The aim of this study is to explore chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients’ experiences with a partnership-based nursing practice programme in the home setting.

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The Effectiveness of Nurse Residency Programs on Retention: A Systematic Review. (AORN J, 2017, 106(2) p. 128-144)

The purpose of this review was to examine new graduate nurse residency programs, residents’ perceived satisfaction, and retention rates, and to make recommendations for implementation in perioperative settings. Results indicate increased retention rates for new graduates participating in residency programs and that residency participants experienced greater satisfaction with their orientation than those not participating in residency programs. Residency participants also perceived the residency as beneficial. Because residency programs vary in curricula and length, effectively comparing outcomes is difficult.

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An Enhanced Cultural Competence Curriculum and Changes in Transcultural Self-Efficacy in Doctor of Nursing Practice Students (Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 2017, 28(5) p. 516-522)

Guided by the cultural competence and confidence model, the Transcultural Self-Efficacy Tool was used to assess the impact of an enhanced cultural competence curriculum on transcultural self-efficacy perceptions of DNP students.

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Cost-effectiveness of introducing a nursing-based programme of ultrasound-guided peripheral venous access in a regional teaching hospital. (J Nurs Manag, 2017, 25(5) p. 339-345)

The aim of this research was to analyse the cost-effectiveness of care provided to patients in need of peripheral venous access by comparing the traditional approach with a nurse-based ultrasound-guided programme. Results show that the evaluation conducted by nurses ensures the right choice of catheter for each patient based on the patient’s needs, which decreases costs. The programme also shortens the waiting period between consultation and insertion of the catheter, which reduces costs related to prolonged hospitalisation. The nurse-based programme puts nurses’ skills to good use as part of a new practice and helps enhance the efficiency of care and services provided to patients.

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Is modified brief assertiveness training for nurses effective? A single-group study with long-term follow-up. (J Nurs Manag, 2017, Jul. Epub)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of modified brief assertiveness training (with cognitive techniques) for nurses. In this single-group study, nurses received two 90-min training sessions with a 1-month interval between sessions. Conclusion: Modified brief assertiveness training seems feasible and may achieve long-term favourable outcomes in improving assertiveness among nurses.

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